El objetivo de este documento es presentar los resultados del programa Línea de base y medición de impactos tempranos del programa de capacitación para el empleo: 2004-2005 de la Alcaldía de Medellín. Los capítulos presentan una breve descripción del programa y la metodología utilizada...

Looks at the fundamental importance of employment for development.

Over recent years, it appears that poverty (World Bank figure it in living on less than $1.25) has been declining. In fact, most of this information is defended by the statistics. It's something that, at first glance, seems to happen. But is it really so? The growth of gross domestic product and...

Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...

Working paper comprising a case study on the economic role of low income rural women, especially as women workers employed in subsistence farming in Andra Pradesh, India. Covers labour force participation, sexual division of labour, sex discrimination in land tenure and occupational structure,...